They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases , such as breast cancer . These facts , however , have previously been thought unrelated . The former has been put down to social effects , such as a strong tradition of valuing education . The latter was seen as a consequence of genetic isolation . Dr .Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately linked . His argument is that the unusual history of these people has subjected them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this paradoxical state of affairs.
●閃光詞組:
遭受一些令人難受的遺傳性疾病:suffer from a number of nasty genetic diseases
歸因于社會影響:have been put down to social effects
高度重視教育的傳統:a strong tradition of valuing education
密切相關:be intimately linked
使某人承受壓力:have subjected someone to pressures
●考點練兵:
They also suffer more often than most people a number of nasty genetic diseases , such as breast cancer.
他們同事也比大多數人遭受一些令人難受的遺傳性疾病,例如乳腺癌。、
PART 2
Together with another two scientists , he is publishing a paper which not only suggests that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others , but explains the process that has brought this about . The group in question are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection . This group generally do well in IQ test , scoring 12-15 points above the mean value of 100 , and have contributed disproportionately to the intellectual and cultural life of the West , as the careers of their elites , including several world-renowned scientists , affirm .
●閃光詞組:
得分比平均分高12分:score 12-15points above the mean value
X為Y做出了超出比例的貢獻: X have contributed disproportionately to Y
精英的事業證實(這一點):the careers of elites affirm
世界聞名的科學家:world-renowned scientists
提及到的人群:the group in question
●考點練兵:
This group generally do well in IQ test , scoring 12-15 points above the mean value of 100 , and have contributed disproportionately to the intellectual and cultural life of the West .通常這些人做智商測試做得很好,他們的得分比平均分高12至15分。他們為西方科學和文化生活做出了超出比例的貢獻。他們的精英事業,